| NAME | BACKROUND |
| Simon-Peter |
fisherman, brother of Andrew, He surnamed Peter |
| Andrew |
fisherman, brother of Simon-Peter |
| James |
Fisherman, brother of John, son of Zebedee (last name), surnamed sons of thunder |
| John |
Fisherman, brother of James, son of Zebedee (last name), surnamed sons of thunder |
| Matthew |
Roman tax collector |
| Philip |
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| Bartholomew |
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| Thomas |
called Didymus, John 20:24,
also known as doubting Thomas. |
| James |
the son of Alphaeus |
| Lebbaeus |
surname Thaddaeus, in Luke's account recorded as Judas the brother of James. |
| Simon |
A Canaanite, member of political party for overthrow of Roman
government, the Zealot |
| Judas Iscariot |
who betrayed Jesus, whose office was later filled by
Matthias, Acts 2:21-26
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The calling of the twelve can be found in:
Matthew 10:3,
Mark 3:13,
Luke 6:14 |
